HRS §414D-275
What a Certificate of Authority Does
A certificate of authority lets a foreign corporation do business in Hawaii. With it, the corporation has the same rights and duties as a Hawaii corporation. Hawaii cannot use this law to control the corporation's internal organization or affairs.
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The statute, as written — Effect of certificate of authority
(a) A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation to which it is issued to transact business in this State subject to the right of the State to revoke the certificate as provided in this chapter. (b) A foreign corporation with a valid certificate of authority has the same rights and enjoys the same privileges as and, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties, and liabilities now or later imposed on, a domestic corporation of like character. (c) This chapter does not authorize this State to regulate the organization or internal affairs of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State.
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